Where did the Irish live once they got to the United States?
-Irish settleexternal image american-cities-097.jpgd in their own urban communities in cities such as Boston, New York, and Philadelphia.


-Irish immigrants often crowded into subdivided homes
external image Irish%20as%20Apes.jpgthat were intended for single families, living in tiny, cramped spaces.




-Cellars, attics and make-do spaces in alleys became home.

-Irish didn’t have many great places to stay. They were always cramming large amounts of people into small houses or rooms so that they could still have a place to live.